Villa Louise Hue Beach Boutique Hotel

Poor experience. Our room had a very strong odor of damp and moldy. The whirlpool tub drained into or room. (Room 40). We were eventually moved to another room around midnight after attempting to clean up the water. Next room had no hot water and the electrical outlets shorted out. In the morning we tried to book a car and had zero luck. We were in Timbucktoo with no way back to the city. They offered to call a car for us when we asked how we get out of there. All in all a horrible stay.

We wanted a break from Hue city. But we’d advise falling into the ‘visit the beach for the day’ trap. Despite the misleading pictures everywhere, this place doesn’t have beach access to the sea, or places to sit on at the beach. Is all a bit tired in the club too.

Approx 30 minutes in a taxi from the centre of Hue. The staff were extremely friendly and helpful. The standard of decor, fixtures and fittings was as per rating, poor. We chose the “ancient Hue” ocean view villa and based on our experience, we reckon that we paid twice as much as it should have rightly been. I got a minor electric shock unplugging one of the lights and noticed that the wire was loose. Most of the electric sockets in the room were faulty. The beds were very comfy and a highlight of the stay. The food in the restaurant was ok-ish but we were repeatedly served warm cans of beer with a bowl of ice to apparently scoop into the beer to cool it and water it down! I asked for cold beer but apparently not available. In summary, extremely expensive for what’s on offer. In the main, tired, peeling paint, potentially dangerous electrics and just too far off the beaten track, too expensive and too dated to merit a repeat stay.

It’s very difficult to find a peaceful place in Việt Nam but we found this small resort which was bliss. A Vietnamese/ French style and ambience with characterful room, good food and an excellent swimming pool/ bar area. Oh, and a spectacular view to the quiet, clean sandy beach and the sea. The service an excellent and very helpful.